Track and Field Blogs - Scott Mittman

A little more than than five months from now I plan to toe the line for my last high school race. Track has led me through both good and bad times. This year I want to really go out on top with some great races. This all starts with a training plan.

This is my tentative training plan:

November 12th, start running again. All easy runs, getting in approximately 40 a week.

December: Start to focus a little more on runs, still easy running. General strength and core 3 times a week. Work Mileage up by 10% a week. Hope to be doing mid 50's by the end of it.

January: Keep increasing miles. A few hard aerobic things amounting to once or twice a week. These will include progressive runs and tempos.

February: Peak Mileage at 70, keeping hard aerobic workouts going.

Track Season: Really focus on hard aerobic running up until midseason. Don't start anaerobic workouts too soon. Run my best at state. Consistent mileage, patience, and eventually speed.

Goals: Run my best when it counts, beat people that beat me in cross, run 9:20 for 3200m.